Fans will quickly want to compare it to the studio's other DC extended universe releases and know whether or not its better than 2016's "Batman v Superman" or holds a candle to "Wonder Woman."

Those two answers are simple. But how does "Justice League" stack up against every movie in DC's extended universe? Keep reading to see every DCEU movie from "Man of Steel" to "Justice League," ranked.

4. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" was supposed to be a huge all-out brawl between the Caped Crusader and Man of Steel, but it turned into a two-and-a-half hour slog and the Wonder Woman show.

The trailers promised a battle of the ages against the two titans, but gave audiences a mere tease of a savory smackdown. It didn't help that their quarrel was resolved by the realization that the heroes' moms share the same name. (I wish I was joking.)

I enjoyed Affleck's take on an older Caped Crusader affected by PTSD more than most. I thought the film delivered a raw, realistic interpretation of the Gotham Knight. But Affleck and Gadot's performances couldn't save the film from its silly third act with another overly-processed CG villain.

From my review:

"It's difficult to not feel like a lot of 'Batman v Superman' is an exhaustive — and expensive— effort from DC and Warner Bros. to catch up to Disney and Marvel's well-oiled cinematic universe. The full title of the movie tells you what the movie is really all about: "Dawn of Justice." This is the setup for 2017's "Justice League."

While all the parts click by the film's end, it's a journey getting there. 'BvS' is a busy film with a lot of players involved in one overarching story while making sure there's enough setup for future films. Sometimes the pacing feels rushed. When a villain is finally added into the mix, the film is nearly over."

3. "Justice League" serves as a palate cleanser to the last two ensemble movies with some fresh, eager faces, but they get lost in a lame story with a silly, forgetful CG-rendered villain.

The first reviews for "Justice League" criticized the film for its lack of a villain worthy of the DC superheroes, awful CG, and a lame story.

While the film has a few stand-out performances from Ezra Miller as The Flash, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, and Gal Gadot's popular take on Wonder Woman, the group feels underutilized and rushed through a stuffed, generic story with a second-rate villain who isn't even a main baddie of the Justice League.

You can see how much influence "Avengers" director Joss Whedon had in trying to deliver a lighter, more fun tone to the film; however, it seems certain aspects of the movie — like the villain and main plot — were so set in stone when he joined the film that he had to work with the hand dealt. At best, you can say the film is a restart button for the DCEU to start fresh.

2. "Man of Steel" isn't perfect, but it's a good coming-of-age story about a man trying to come to grips with being different.

I will defend "Man of Steel" until my dying day to all the naysayers.
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Fans and critics alike were quick to tear it down for Cavill's portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman. Countless early reviews used the word "brooding" to describe the movie. The giant controversial action scene aside, anyone believing it was a depressing, dark film was missing what Snyder was trying to do.

This movie wasn't delivering us a full-fledged Superman, but a Clark Kent who was learning how to be Superman and accept the fact that it was OK he was different from everyone else.

From my review in 2013:

"Being an alien among humans is scary and director Zack Snyder drives this point home showing the world through a young Kent's eyes.

We know Superman has X-ray vision, super strength, heat vision, and supersonic hearing and that all sounds cool.

In reality, it's not.

According to Snyder, Superman doesn't see skeletons when seeing others. He sees people's muscular systems. That's terrifying. The simplest sounds — the opening of a door, getting out of a chair, and placing a coffee pot down are deafening ...

Is Henry Cavill the cheeriest Man of Steel? At the start of the film, no. But when your adopted parents are telling you to hide the special attribute that makes you unique, and you can't answer back to the bullies who constantly refer to you as a freak — who could blame him? ...A fitting alternate title for the film would be 'Superman Begins.'"

1. "Wonder Woman" is easily the best movie in the DCEU right now. It's not even a competition.

The best scene in "Wonder Woman."
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One of the best movie scenes of the year occurs about an hour into "Wonder Woman." Actress Gal Gadot debuts the superhero costume as she steps out of the trenches and slowly makes her way across a war-torn stretch of land during World War I called "No Man's Land," an area no one has been able to cross in over a year.

Bullets ricochet off her bracelets and she moves faster across the barren wasteland until she clears the other side of danger. It's a scene of many which brought mothers, daughters, and women to tears while seeing the film in theaters.

"Not only does 'Wonder Woman' power through the potential pitfalls of the modern-day superhero movie — weak plot, boring villain, lackluster third act — but it also shows once and for all that a female-focused superhero movie can be as strong, heroic, thrilling, and funny as the guys' (and, I predict, as profitable)."

Chris Pine is also a scene-stealer — and funny! (Who knew?)

But the best thing "Wonder Woman" may have done was *spoiler* kill off the hero's love interest.*spoiler* It's something Marvel movies haven't had the guts to do. Plus, Diana Prince doesn't need romance as a story crutch. She's awesome on her own.